HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

In the summer of 2019, Aveanna Healthcare was targeted in a phishing campaign that saw more than 600 phishing emails sent to its employees. The first email account was breached in July 2019, with the attacks continuing throughout the summer. Aveanna Healthcare discovered the breach on August 24, 2019.

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Provider Trust

JULY 26, 2022

District Attorney alleges that Pickering was hired in 2019 as a licensed physician’s assistant at a family practice in Norcross, Georgia but had not been a licensed physician’s assistant in Georgia, or any state, since March 2014. The Importance of Conducting License Verification and Monitoring. According to the U.S.

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Healthcare Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Based on the Church Amendments, the Weldon Amendment, and the Coats-Snowe Amendment, the 2011 Final Rule established a complaint process for individuals and entities that believe their rights have been violated, and required that recipients of certain HHS funding certify that they were in compliance with the conscience protections.

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Provider Trust

MARCH 13, 2023

So, let’s say they were revoked in 2019; then they would issue the certificate and the diploma as if the student had attended between 2016 and 2017.” State licensing boards nationwide have annulled the licenses of dozens of nurses who obtained fake degrees and used them to gain or secure employment. Are you in Florida?

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Avalon Healthcare has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws with the Oregon and Utah Attorneys General that were uncovered during an investigation of a 2019 breach of the personal and protected health information of 14,500 of its employees and patients.

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Verisys

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Best Practices for Healthcare License Monitoring Did you know that for every 1,000 licensed healthcare practitioners there will typically be 20 with inactive licenses, 10 with a suspended license, and another six practitioners with either a restricted or revoked license, or on probation?

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Compliance is mandatory. However, a low compliance level among hospitals would compromise the operational effectiveness of this regulation. Understanding hospitals’ compliance status to the regulation has important implications for its enforcement effort and effectiveness assessment. So, exactly what is this all about?

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 20, 2022

Let’s Simplify Compliance Learn how to protect your business from breaches in our upcoming webinar! Most customers had migrated to the new software by early 2020, and the company was no longer selling new licenses for the FTA product. . However, they allowed existing customers to renew their FTA licenses.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services he never provided. Ensure that your policies are reviewed at least annually and updated when new information becomes available.

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YouCompli

AUGUST 29, 2023

As FWA continues to emerge, and poses more of a risk to organizational compliance, professionals should become familiar with some of the potential areas of noncompliance associated with telehealth. Here are three situations from the last few years where it was found, as well as some recent actions taken to safeguard against it.

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YouCompli

JULY 26, 2023

As FWA in telehealth continues to emerge, and poses more of a risk to organizational compliance, professionals should become more familiar with it – and then work to curb it. Indeed, it behooves all compliance professionals to be aware of the fraud, waste and abuse risks associated with telehealth services.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2023

Practicefirst’s investigation confirmed the threat actor exfiltrated approximately 79,000 files from its systems, which contained names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medication information, and financial information.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

OCR prefers to resolve HIPAA violations using non-punitive measures, such as voluntary compliance or issuing technical guidance to help covered entities address areas of non-compliance. OCR 2019 Notice of Enforcement Discretion Applies New Maximum Annual Penalties for HIPAA Violations. Penalties for Non-Compliance with HIPAA.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2023

For example, the Secretary can waive the requirements for out-of-state healthcare professionals to be licensed before being allowed to practice, or exercise discretion when investigating violations of the physician self-referral law (§1877 of the Social Security Act).

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 10, 2022

As part of the resolution, the company further agreed to be subject to a period of four years of increased compliance and oversight during which any failure to comply with its obligations may result in contempt of court findings that could result in additional monetary sanctions and injunctive relief.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 13, 2023

Certificate/license number. Vehicle identifiers, serial numbers, or license plate numbers. In 2019 a Dallas, Texas, dental practice had to pay a $10,000 settlement to the U.S. The post Anti-Social Media – How a Post Becomes a HIPAA Violation appeared first on Compliancy Group. Telephone number. Fax number. Email address.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Compliance Considerations for Best Outcomes Written in collaboration with the AIHC Volunteer Education Committee Delivering mental health services via telehealth has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Higher rates of use of telehealth are now standard in many practices since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

"We overhauled our telehealth training and onboarding effort to ensure provider acceptance, knowledge and compliance with best practice standards for tele-enabled practice." That’s roughly equal to the number of telehealth visits that had been completed for all of 2019." " John F.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

These numbers look promising in comparison to 2019 when only around two dozen states had coverage parity. Particularly the certification and license are one of the main challenges for nurses in telemedicine. Software legal compliance. On the one hand, the coverage parity situation has significantly improved. On-demand nursing.

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Florida Health Care Law Firm

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Mergers and acquisitions are through the roof as a result, as are continued compliance concerns that plague the industry. This compliance concern pertains personnel/fitter requirements required to bill for such prefabricated orthotics. Continuous Glucose Monitor State License Requirements. Marketing Concerns.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals, compliance professionals, and industry service providers to find out more about how their experiences with HIPAA, their successes, and the challenges they have and continue to face with HIPAA compliance. When did you first get involved with HIPAA compliance?

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Hall Render

JUNE 30, 2022

The CMS Survey Memo clarifies many Phase 2 and Phase 3 Requirements of Participation regulatory requirements and provides information on how surveyors will review those regulations for compliance and assess citations for failure to comply. Compliance and ethics. Areas with Significant Updates. Phase 3 Elements.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

In the words of Guillem Masferrer, Partner at Asabys leading this transaction, “We are very proud to see the evolution of Amelia Virtual Care since our investment in 2019 to become the leading global VR platform serving mental health professionals. Sanfeliu, Managing Partner at Asabys.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 8, 2023

With these changes, the growing publicity surrounding ChatGPT, and the expected growth of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry, entities and individuals in the healthcare industry will need to carefully consider and evaluate their use of ChatGPT to ensure their compliance with applicable privacy laws.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 19, 2020

AccessHealth’s licensed chemical dependency counselors are integrated within the medical adult clinics. In 2019, AccessHealth was able to reach a compliance rate of 71% by integrating multidisciplinary departments with medical concerns, such as mental health, nutrition, care coordination and social determinants of health.

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Health Law Blog

MAY 25, 2018

Generally, Michigan requires a controlled substance license to prescribe controlled substances in the state. A holder of a controlled substance license may administer or dispense a schedule 2 to 5 controlled substance without a separate controlled substance license covering those substances.

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Innovaare Compliance

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Mismanagement of appeals and grievances can lead to severe penalties, such as lower Medicare star ratings, on the moderate side, while contracts and licenses can be cancelled, at the extreme end of the spectrum. A&G automation with single-click compliance. Digital transformation is no longer an option. CMS Newsroom. CMS Newsroom.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 6, 2022

In 2019, when the organization launched a selection process for a telehealth vendor, Muro said it was difficult to talk with executives about why the hospital needed a virtual care platform. "Additionally, we needed a highly secure platform that did not put us at risk for privacy, security or compliance challenges," she continued.

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New Jersey Healthcare Blog

JULY 22, 2022

Following a thorough review in compliance with Executive Order No. to require that supervisors of licensed associate counselors be professional counselors licensed in New Jersey for at least three years and have an approved clinical supervisor certification. On April 4, 2022, at 54 N.J.R. 13:44F with amendments. Bonta , 141 S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Upstate broadened its license and provisioned all clinical areas with access, starting with clinicians. “In order to operationalize the telecommunication solution, strong collaboration was established among IT, compliance, finance and clinical areas, among others,” Gross explained.

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Healthcare Law Blog

MAY 5, 2022

The study randomly selected 250 denials of prior authorization requests and 250 payment denials issued by 15 of the largest MAOs between June 1-7, 2019. Per the Report, additional guidance would help ensure beneficiaries receive all medically necessary and covered services as well as promote MAO compliance with Medicare coverage rules. [2].

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 2, 2023

HIPAA compliance is about reducing risk to an appropriate and acceptable level. It is therefore important for HIPAA-covered entities to conduct regular HIPAA compliance reviews (this is required by the HIPAA law) to make sure HIPAA violations are discovered and corrected before they are identified by regulators.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 3, 2021

Since expansion of tele-ICU services, Yale New Haven Health has had more than 3,500 distinct video assessments performed by tele-ICU staff and more than 14,000 interventions ranging from ventilator management to restraint order compliance. "Put another way, the number of patients we used to see per month now happens in 10 minutes.

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SQA

MAY 17, 2022

China Regulatory Roundup: Latest Guidelines for Medical Device and IVD Compliance, 17 March 2022. The Points is an upgraded version of Practice for Cosmetics Production Licensing , implemented in 2016, with more stringent inspection requirements. United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – Warning Letters.

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Provider Trust

JANUARY 26, 2022

For context, the DOJ in conjunction with the OIG recovered over $3 billion in FCA penalties in 2019–$2.6 Specifically, don’t reimburse salaries, benefits or items claimed or billed by licensed healthcare providers or administrative personnel. Specifically, the OIG has stressed the important role of the DOJ in prosecuting FCA cases.

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SQA

JUNE 10, 2021

The NMPA initially released a draft guidance document concerning DMF record filing in early 2019. The CDSCO has postponed deadlines for regulating implantable devices and other medical products for which manufacturers or importers have already applied for licenses under the Medical Device Rules 2017. 10 May 2021.

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

According to an article in the Patient Safety in Surgery Journal, RSI events were the number one sentinel event in 2019. Artificial Intelligence & Regulatory Compliance About the author Joanne Byron, BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP, COCAS, CORCM, OHCC, ICDCT-CM/PCS.

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